Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #2 in Gera, Germany

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Number of sights 6 sights
Distance 2 km
Ascend 12 m
Descend 53 m

Explore Gera in Germany with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Individual Sights in Gera

Sight 1: Schloss Osterstein

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Schloss Osterstein

Osterstein Castle on the Hainberg above the Gera district of Untermhaus was the residence castle of the Principality of Reuss.

Wikipedia: Schloss Osterstein (Gera) (DE)

438 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 2: Otto-Dix-Haus

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The Otto-Dix-Haus or Otto Dix House in Gera is a museum located in the birth house of the German painter Otto Dix, at Mohrenplatz 4. The building became an art museum in 1991, with exhibits on two floors. for the celebrations of the 100th birthday of Otto Dix. The museum, with the Orangerie, is part of the Kunstsammlung Gera.

Wikipedia: Otto-Dix-Haus (EN)

62 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 3: St. Marien

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St. Marien Steffen Löwe / CC BY-SA 3.0

St. Mary's Church is a late Gothic church in the Untermhaus district of Gera, Germany.

Wikipedia: Marienkirche (Gera) (DE), Website

617 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 4: Küchengarten

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Küchengarten Steffen Löwe / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Küchengarten is a park in Gera, Germany. It is located between the orangery and the theatre and was redesigned into a baroque pleasure garden in the run-up to the 2007 Federal Garden Show.

Wikipedia: Küchengarten (Gera) (DE)

160 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: Bühne am Park

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The Gera Theatre is part of the Altenburg Gera Theatre and is Thuringia's only five-section theatre. The main venue and one of three theatre buildings in this city is the Great House. It has a theatre hall with 552 seats, a concert hall with 812 seats and a small venue, the "Bühne am Park", with 141 seats. The management consists of Kay Kuntze and Volker Arnold.

Wikipedia: Bühnen der Stadt Gera (DE)

765 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 6: Wasserturm Bahnbetriebswerk Gera

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The Historic Railway Depot Gera is located north of Gera Central Station at the Eselsbrücke and encompasses the western part of the former Gera Railway Depot. In addition to a locomotive shed with 10 tracks and a turntable, the complex includes the striking water tower and the former Reichsbahn cultural centre.

Wikipedia: Historisches Bahnbetriebswerk Gera (DE)

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